Greek municipality sets out to build largest park in the Mediterranean
The development of the “Urban Grove of Panorama Pallini” will cost EUR 1 million
Greece / Development / Green City
Romania
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- New trams strengthen Cluj-Napoca’s position as a leader in green mobility
- Romania reaches an all-time peak in Covid-infections, healthcare under great pressure
- Oradea launches local airline, connecting Western Romania with Europe
- Innowave Summit 2021 is the top event of the European Days of Innovation and Startups
- EU Commission approves Romanian post-Covid recovery plan
- COVID-19 is back in Romania and they are running out of ICU beds
Romania / Cluj-Napoca / Green City / Mobility
New trams strengthen Cluj-Napoca’s position as a leader in green mobility
The city plans to electrify 100% of the fleet by 2026
Belgium / Cyprus / Italy / Netherlands / Romania / Slovenia / United Kingdom / Culture and Tourism
New EU-funded project sets to regenerate 8 historic urban areas
Innovation & entrepreneurship will be the main engines of transformation
Romania / Iasi / Welfare and Health
Romania reaches an all-time peak in Covid-infections, healthcare under great pressure
Last Thursday, the country’s Strategic Communication Group raised the alarm that intensive care beds are running out. Now, they are over capacity
Romania / Development / Mobility
Oradea launches local airline, connecting Western Romania with Europe
After two months of diligent work, local authorities are ready to officially let Air Oradea fly
Bulgaria / Romania / Cluj-Napoca / Economy and Finance
Innowave Summit 2021 is the top event of the European Days of Innovation and Startups
On 21 and 22 October 2021, Innowave Summit Cluj-Napoca will bring together global brands and venture capital funds from three continents
Romania / Politics and Reforms
EU Commission approves Romanian post-Covid recovery plan
President Ursula von der Leyen said this is good news, however, now municipalities need to deliver on the projects laid out in the plan
Romania / Bucharest / Welfare and Health
COVID-19 is back in Romania and they are running out of ICU beds
As local health authorities reported more than 7,000 cases yesterday, many municipalities are gearing up for new measures
Romania / Green City / Innovation and Research
Romanian Nobel Peace Prize laureate launches project to decarbonise the Danube Delta
Professor Delia Dimitriu wants to bring international expertise, free of political restraints, to help solve the problem on a regional level
Romania / Culture and Tourism / Mobility
Oradea welcomes joint initiative to promote Art Nouveau in the Danube Region
ARTNOUVEAU 2 will take advantage of architectural heritage to promote more sustainable cooperation and urban development
Romania / Development / Energy efficiency
Oradea to build a solar carpark that powers a geothermal plant
Norway is financing the lion’s share of the project in a bid to increase bilateral business relations and cooperation with Romania
Romania / Iasi / Social City
Iasi launches ‘Say no to begging!’ campaign
The mayor said social marginalisation is a problem, to which he had devoted maximum attention
Romania / Bucharest / Development / Green City
Bucharest Landscaping Association offers Romania’s most iconic park a chance to survive
AsoP Bucharest offered the city a joint project for the redevelopment, management and financing of Cismigiu Garden
Austria / Bulgaria / Croatia / Germany / Hungary / Romania / Green City
Scientific snapshot shows the Danube is in good ecological condition
According to the survey, wastewater pollution is down, however, microplastics are abundant
Romania / Development / Mobility
Romanian city of Oradea is establishing its own airline
The goal is to regularly connect Oradea with the Romanian capital, Bucharest
Romania / Politics and Reforms
The European Union honours the Roma victims of the Holocaust
Around a quarter of the European Roma population were killed by the Nazi regime
Romania / Education and Sport / Politics and Reforms
Brasov sets up Student Council to take an active role in the city’s policymaking
Mayor Allen Coliban teams up with UNICEF to make Brasov a Child-Friendly City
Romania / Cluj-Napoca / Culture and Tourism / Education and Sport
A library on wheels is giving free books in the Cluj-Napoca countryside
Zi de Bine and BookFace are teaming up to make an 'ice-cream truck' style library
Romania / Development / Welfare and Health
EU funds help the elderly in small-town Romania
The Slatina-Timiș social centre for the elderly is set to open in August
Romania / Development / Politics and Reforms
Direct democracy will guide the future of Tulcea in Romania
The city plans an online platform for submitting and voting on projects that will be financed by a portion of the budget
Romania / Politics and Reforms
Local by-elections held in Romania 2021
High turnout, suspected voter fraud and a mayor passing away from COVID-19
Romania / Culture and Tourism
Flag Day in Romania
On this day, the country celebrates its flag and its history
Romania / Green City
First community garden will open in Oradea, Romania
It will be a place for kids and adults to learn how to care for fruit, vegetable and vine plants
Romania / Cluj-Napoca / Green City / Interviews
Emil Boc: Cluj is a city that discovered the power of 'togetherness’
Academia, government, business, non-profits and involved citizens are all working to tackle the city’s problems
Romania / Cluj-Napoca / Green City / Mobility
Green Fridays kicked off in Cluj-Napoca
How a city decided to reduce car pollution and give something back to the citizens
Romania / Bucharest / Digital transformation
Romania is getting its first digital lab
Transelectrica and University Politehnica of Bucharest join forces to fuel the digital transformation
Romania / Iasi / Politics and Reforms
Mayor of Iasi's office raided by Romanian Anticorruption Authorities
Mihai Chirica denied any wrongdoing and said whoever is responsible will pay
Bulgaria / France / Germany / Italy / Netherlands / Romania / Cluj-Napoca / Hamburg / Innovation and Research / Welfare and Health
The Elderly, the digital divide and citizenship: register now for the second EUDIGIT webinar
On 17-18 June, the focus is on seniors and digital citizenship
Romania / Bucharest / Economy and Finance / Energy efficiency
216-million-euro investment in Bucharest’s thermal system
European Commission approved an investment from the Cohesion Fund
Romania / Bucharest / Economy and Finance / Welfare and Health
Bucharest expands its relaxation and wellness centre
Therme allows more visitors to enjoy spa services in the capital
Romania / Bucharest / Mobility
Bucharest gives more pedestrian zones to citizens on weekends
7 zones of the capital will be closed for traffic until mid-October
Romania / Bucharest / Culture and Tourism
In Bucharest, an exhibition dedicated to the pandemic opens doors
Titled “Fragile Identities” – a story told through objects
Romania / Bucharest / Economy and Finance
Amazon Web Services opens a new office in Bucharest
To assist Romanian customers from all sectors in their transition to the cloud
Romania / Education and Sport
Olympic swimming complex opens in Otopeni, Romania
Six pools intended for swimming and leisure activities
Romania / Economy and Finance
Baia Mare takes a step further in support of economic development
50 million euros investment for the construction of two industrial parks and a technology park
Romania / Welfare and Health
Romanian city encourages children to walk to school in a safe way
Saint George municipality starts the programme on Monday 17 May
Romania / Bucharest / Mobility
100 new trams will run soon in Bucharest
Worth 200 million euros, the trams will be ready in 2022
Romania / Welfare and Health
World-famous Bran castle hosts a vaccination centre
Throughout May, visitors can get vaccinated and attend an exhibition
Belgium / Netherlands / Romania / Spain / Antwerp / Barcelona / Constanta
A 25-million European project set its sights on greening European ports
The PIONEERS consortium consists of 46 partners coordinated by the Port of Antwerp
Romania / Green City
A Romanian city to create a platform for collecting old clothes
The town of Târgu Jiu will collect clothes that are left to disintegrate in nature
Romania / Giurgiu / Education and Sport / Green City
The Romanian project “Urban Forest” improves air quality and biodiversity
The Giurgiu municipality becomes part of the afforestation campaign
Romania / Bucharest / Culture and Tourism
Two pilot projects will allow indoor performances in Bucharest
The National Opera and the National Theatre will open under certain conditions
Romania / Economy and Finance
The first factory for fully electric vehicles in Romania opens soon
By 2024, Ford will have a manufacturing plant in Craiova
Romania / Iasi / Energy efficiency
Iași with a new eco-friendly programme
The initiative is titled 'Adopt a tree in your neighbourhood'
Romania / Bucharest / Economy and Finance
'Made in Romania' links businesses, investors, and consultants
The 4th edition of the programme will run until 30 June
Romania / Bucharest / Welfare and Health
First drive-thru vaccination centres in Romania
400 people can be vaccinated per day
Bulgaria / France / Germany / Italy / Netherlands / Romania / Cluj-Napoca / Digital transformation / Education and Sport
Bridging the digital gap in cities: the first EUDIGIT e-book is out!
Six EU cities share innovative ways to involve young people in digitalisation and promote the sense of European citizenship
Romania / Bucharest / Digital transformation
Bucharest to host a Cybersecurity Competence Centre
The new centre was approved by the European Council on 20 April
Romania / Bucharest / Development / Welfare and Health
New hospital for 12 million euros to see the light of day in Bucharest
It is set to open in the first quarter of 2022
Romania / Culture and Tourism / Digital transformation
Craiova theatre draws parallels between Boccacio's Decameron times and our own
100 directors from 100 countries present online stories from the medieval anthology
Romania / Sibiu / Education and Sport
Sibiu university students can pay their fees in virtual currency now
"Lucian Blaga" University in Sibiu to allow students to pay in cryptocurrency after an agreement with a local startup
Romania / Iasi / Energy efficiency
Iași: the first city in Romania to receive the European Energy Award
Increasing energy efficiency in local transportation, centralised heating and local household services
Romania / Digital transformation
Two Romanian cities are working to develop high-impact digital services for citizens
Brașov and Sinaia signed a partnership with "Code for Romania"
Romania / Bucharest / Energy efficiency
Bucharest is the host city for the 2023 Solar Decathlon Europe
Worldwide competition between university teams to design environmentally friendly houses
Romania / Mobility
Sustainable priorities and improvement of infrastructure in North-Eastern Romania
In Suceava, public transportation is being modernised, as is the rehabilitation of municipal spaces
Romania / Bucharest / Education and Sport
“Active holiday in Bucharest”: childcare for working parents during the holidays
Over 300 children enrolled in the programme, registrations are open
Romania / Development / Education and Sport
Selective waste collection in all schools in Brașov
Brașov is the first city in the country, after Sector 6 in Bucharest, to join this project
Romania / Bucharest / Culture and Tourism / Mobility
The Connecting Europe Express will make a stop in Bucharest
To encourage the use of sustainable infrastructure and train travel
Romania / Digital transformation / Energy efficiency
Smart Forest: a new system to prevent illegal deforestation
In Covasna County, Romania a forest will be equipped with devices to transmit sounds in real time
Belgium / Cyprus / Czechia / France / Italy / Latvia / Poland / Romania / Spain / Alba Iulia / Brussels / Lublin / Nicosia / Plzen / Rennes / Riga / Economy and Finance / Energy efficiency
EURE: a European project contributing to sustainable growth
Improving the way the ERDF addresses environmental urban challenges of cities in peripheral regions, with international cooperation
Romania / Development / Mobility
EU Commission will finance an expressway in Romania with 726 million euros
EU Cohesion Policy will help two Romanian regions boost its economy and enhance people's quality of life
Romania / Bucharest / Cluj-Napoca / Iasi / Development / Economy and Finance
The EIB and EIF will allocate 809 million euros for Covid-19 resilience in Romania
Investing in education, water, and energy efficiency
Bulgaria / Romania / Mobility
Ferry line Calarasi-Silistra resumes work after 10-year break
The ferry connecting Calarasi and Silistra on the Danube river is operating again
Romania / Cluj-Napoca / Development / Energy efficiency / Mobility
Free public transport on Fridays, as Cluj-Napoca joins Green Friday campaign
The objective is to reduce pollution
Romania / Development / Economy and Finance
Romanian counties Satu Mare and Brăila to improve water conditions with EU funding
357 million euros investment to modernise water networks
Denmark / France / Poland / Romania / Spain / Sweden / Development / Economy and Finance
The EU initiative C-Voucher will launch series of online events to support circular economy
In 7 online sessions from 18 March until 29 April, the Calibration Program will give an opportunity to share own experiences
Romania / Iasi / Development / Mobility / Welfare and Health
Better accessibility to public infrastructure for disabled people in Iași, Romania
The Romanian municipality along with civil society will make street sidewalks friendlier and accessible for people with reduced mobility
Romania / Bucharest / Development / Digital transformation
Bucharest introduces an hourly ticket in the public transport
Public transport in the Romanian capital is becoming more suitable for its passengers
Romania / Development
Amazon opens 3 new offices in Romania
Amazon will provide 500 new job opportunities for Romanians in Timişoara and Iași
Romania / Bucharest / Development / Politics and Reforms
Bucharest proposes development plans for 7 billion euros
Romanian capital plans modernisation projects as part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan
Romania / Galati / Development / Politics and Reforms / Welfare and Health
77 million-euro investment in waste management in Romania
Cohesion Fund will finance recycling systems in Galati County, Romania
Romania / Energy efficiency / Politics and Reforms
Responding to environmental needs in Romania: plans for a hydrogen plant for 0.5 – 1 billion euros
The biggest Romanian chemical group will receive funding from the EU to build a new petrochemical plant
Romania / Development / Energy efficiency
New energy investment in northwest Romania
Romanian company Restart Energy will invest 25 million euros in a solar park in Sălaj county
Bulgaria / France / Germany / Italy / Netherlands / Romania / Cluj-Napoca / Hamburg / Development / Digital transformation / Education and Sport / Social City
The youth, the digital divide and citizenship – webinar invitation
Join us for the 1st seminar, part of the EUDIGIT - European Digital Citizens project, online on 25-26 February
Romania / Bucharest / Education and Sport
The largest educational hub in Romania opened doors in Bucharest
This was timed to coincide with the return of students back to school
Romania / Sibiu / Mobility
Sibiu begins work on the new age of its mobility plan
The city’s strategy for the 2021-2030 period will promote the use of alternative forms of transport and will allow the city to become greener
Romania / Constanta / Public Spaces
Constanta’s city centre to be revitalized through new EU-funded project
The initiative will see the city become greener and more environmentally friendly
Romania / Alba Iulia / Innovation and Research
Alba Iulia launches app to facilitate communication between citizens and authorities
Locals can report problems through the app and pitch their suggestions for improvement to their officials
Romania / Development
European Commission ensures better drinking water in Romania through major investment
Some 222 million euros will be provided by the Commission under its Cohesion Policy
Romania / Bucharest / Development
Bucharest lays out priorities for 2021
Recovery from the financial crisis, distribution of European funds and the realization of large investment projects are among the main goals of the city
Romania / Constanta / Culture and Tourism
Constanta begins work on its decade-long cultural strategy
The strategy’s goal will be to revitalize the sector and bring about a cultural revival in the city
Romania / Sibiu / Development
Sibiu Municipality’s water infrastructure to be upgraded with 175 million euros
Local and national authorities worked tirelessly together to make the investment possible
Romania / Bucharest / Sibiu / Development
Tesla heads to Romania
Four Romanian cities will soon boast Tesla electric charging stations as the company prepares to open its first offices in the country
Sibiu / Development / Public Spaces
Sibiu gets ready to greet its first smart street
The upgrade works on the path will make it more cycling and public transport friendly and will contribute to the Romanian city’s climate ambitions
Sighisoara / Innovation and Research
Sighisoara embarks on journey to improve local administration
The town hall's latest project is supported by EU funds and will ultimately simplify and integrate many services provided by authorities
Belgium / Estonia / France / Romania / Slovakia / Sweden / Bratislava / Cluj-Napoca / Helsingborg / Iasi / Leuven / Paris / Tallinn / Warsaw / Zagreb / Digital transformation / Innovation and Research
Tackling the corona crisis locally: lessons from EU cities
A selection of the best solutions showing that EU cities can solve big issues with restricted resources
Bucharest / Energy efficiency
Bucharest gets ready for cleanup to avoid European Commission’s ire
Local authorities have asked the EC to delay infringement proceedings as they roll out anti-pollution initiatives
Bucharest / Digital transformation
Bucharest to become home of Europe’s new Cybersecurity Competence Centre
While the Council has agreed on the proposal, negotiations with the European Parliament are still ongoing
Cluj-Napoca / Innovation and Research
Cluj-Napoca sets out to improve functioning of local administration
By integrating new and innovative projects into its daily work, the Romanian city is embarking on a long journey of self-improvement
Cluj-Napoca / Development
Smart redevelopment of Marasti Square on the horizon in Cluj Napoca
The entirety of the square and its adjacent streets are slated for major upgrades
Constanta / Culture and Tourism / Energy efficiency
Constanta companies compete in beautifying the city for Christmas
Locals will have the opportunity to choose which area was handled the best through an online vote
Aiud / Development
Aiud City Hall conducts public opinion consultation on two local development strategies
Join the survey, it will take you only a few minutes
Cluj-Napoca / Education and Sport
Cluj-Napoca's squat 20 times for a free bus ride challenge will continue until 31 December
Some 33,688 tickets have already been issued as part of the "Health Ticket" initiative in Cluj-Napoca
Sibiu / Welfare and Health
Romania’s Sibiu goes into lockdown on Monday
The city and its surroundings have the highest incidence rate of COVID-19 cases in Romania
Deva / Welfare and Health
Vulnerable people in Deva receive electronic vouchers for hot meals
This new scheme will help people in need across Romania
Bucharest / Welfare and Health
No Christmas fair in Bucharest this year
The decision was announced by the newly-elected mayor Nicusor Dan
Cluj-Napoca / Welfare and Health
Cluj-Napoca heads towards lockdown
Romania’s second-largest city has entered the “red scenario” in terms of coronavirus infections
Bucharest / Welfare and Health
Bucharest under a partial lockdown
School classes move online, restaurants and cinemas are closed
Constanta / Development
Constanta Town Hall's "Adopt a puppy" campaign continues online
Adoption is free, puppies have been consulted by a veterinarian, vaccinated, neutered and IDed through microchipping
Cluj-Napoca / Hamburg / Innovation and Research / Welfare and Health
EUDIGIT partners mark a productive project launch
EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel wished them a successful implementation and expressed her commitment to working with the innovative cities part of the network
Cluj-Napoca / Hamburg / Development
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